Thinking of cracking open your own HuDey beer this weekend? You probably shouldn't

As the Bengals prepare to take on the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend, lifelong fans are holding out hope.

Hope, and cans of over 30-year-old beer.

But just because you have a can of Hudepohl Brewing Company's "HuDey" beer, which was released twice in the 1980s when the Bengals made the Super Bowl (and once again in 2015), should you drink it?

In 2014, Danny Spears drank an old can of HuDey in a YouTube video as the result of a dare, looking visibly disgusted as he opened the can and took a whiff.

His pour had a lot of carbonation and "some things floating around" in it.

"It really doesn't smell good," he said in the video, later adding, "It smells like soccer socks."

As he took his first sip, he almost immediately spit it out.

Spears, who lives in Anderson, remembers immediately smelling the oxidation in the beer, the smell of wet cardboard and finding a yeast cake at the bottom of the can.

Even though his experience the first time around wasn't great, Spears said he's willing to open another can and subject himself yet again, if the Bengals make it to the Super Bowl.

"It's a risk I'm willing to take," he said.

Cincinnati Beverage Company, which owns Hudepohl, did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Enquirer on the potential safety concerns of drinking decades-old beers.

Here's our unprofessional opinion, though: It's probably best to stick to something from this century when either celebrating a Bengals win or drowning your sorrows this weekend.

What we recommend to drink instead of HuDey

Cincinnati has been recognized before as a city for beer lovers, and there are plenty of Bengals-themed options for local brews on game day.

Those include Kenny’s Dey Drinkin’ Lager, produced by Mason-based 16 Lots Brewing and honoring former Bengals quarterback Kenny Anderson, and Rebel Mettle's Stubentiger.

You can also find Hudepohl in many local stores.

And to be honest, any beer from any local brewery could be considered a Bengals beer this week.

All of those options are probably safer bets than an old HuDey.

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